{"id":77089,"date":"2010-06-09T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=77089"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:42:09","slug":"gsf1200-front-maintenance-rear-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20100609\/everyday-events\/gsf1200-front-maintenance-rear-maintenance","title":{"rendered":"GSF1200 Front Maintenance \/ Rear Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-2262144266\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/674393_61366420_0.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/674393_61366420_1.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/674393_61366420_2.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/674393_61366420_3.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>It&#8217;s raining~<br \/>\nEven on a day like this, I&#8217;m riding my bicycle\u2026<br \/>\nI left it at the raincoat shop and it got a bit wet.<br \/>\nWell then,<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s the GSF1200 \u2606 Front maintenance &#038; rear maintenance.<br \/>\nEven just pushing it by hand, I can feel something off with the front.<br \/>\nWhen I lift it and work the suspension, it&#8217;s very stiff and gets stuck in the middle.<br \/>\nWhen I took it apart, the races weren&#8217;t that badly worn.<br \/>\nThe main causes are &#8220;insufficient lubricant&#8221; and &#8220;lubricant that&#8217;s dried up.&#8221;<br \/>\nAnd then there&#8217;s &#8220;poor adjustment.&#8221; Let&#8217;s not worry about age-related wear for now.<br \/>\nThe adjustment is finicky if you want to call it finicky, or loose if you want to call it loose.<br \/>\nThe goal is &#8220;smooth operation with minimal play.&#8221;<br \/>\nThough there shouldn&#8217;t be enough play to feel it\u2026<br \/>\nWhen I was about to change the fork oil, I had the junk shop pick it up,<br \/>\nand they took the stainless steel pan I&#8217;d left outside too.<br \/>\nThe fork oil is terribly dirty and smelly \u2606 pshhh<br \/>\nThe front end should feel much lighter now.<br \/>\nYay!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;It&#8217;s raining~ Even on a day like this, I&#8217;m riding my bicycle\u2026 I left it at the raincoat shop and it got a bit wet. Well then, Here&#8217;s the GSF1200 \u2606 Front maintenance &#038; rear maintenance. Even just pushing it by hand, I can feel something off with the front. When I lift it and work the suspension, it&#8217;s very stiff and gets stuck in the middle. When I took it apart, the races weren&#8217;t that badly worn. The main causes are &#8220;insufficient lubricant&#8221; and &#8220;lubricant that&#8217;s dried up.&#8221; And then there&#8217;s &#8220;poor adjustment.&#8221; Let&#8217;s not worry about age-related wear for now. 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